Tarlton Building
a.k.a. Skelton Building
110 E. Franklin St., Hillsboro, TXThe lot upon which the Tarlton Building presently stands was purchased on December 18, 1891, by B.D. and G.D. Tarlton, and the building was constructed the following year. In 1895 it contained a bakery, grocery store, and restaurant. In 1897, and again between 1908 and 1925, extensions were added to the rear of the structure. The building itself represents a good example of the vernacular, brick, and commercial architecture that was once common in Hillsboro. It is one of the few whose facade has remained relatively unaltered.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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